Velocipede-seat



P (Hummel.) y H. M. POPE.

VBLDGIPBDB SEAT.

l161381,165.` Patente-upf. 17,1888.v

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" UNITED STATES HARRY MfPOPE, or HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, Ass'IeNoRTOTHEROPRY c PATENT ome. f

MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or?r PORTLAND, MAINE. f

VELOCIPEDLSAT..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters PatentNo. 381,165,1dated April 17,1888.V Application 4tiled January 3l, iB'lr Serial No;y 226,02?. '(Nomodel.) y L l j city of Hartford, in the countyof Hartford and State ofConnecticut, 'have invented certain new and useful Improvements inVelocipede-Seat's, `of which the iication. v Y

Myimprovements are especially adapted for use in that class ofvelOcipede-seats known as hammock-saddles, `in which a flexibleseatpieceis supported at either end, without treeorframe, by independentsupports upon the frame of the velocipede, and more particularlyto thatvariety of such seats in which a spring is used for one or more kofthese independent supports. j A velocipede-seat especially adapted foruse on bicycles andembodying my improvements in one form is shown in theaccompanying drawings, in side. elevation in Figure 1, and in rearelevation in Fig. 2; :and Figs. 3 and 4 show in perspectivesome details.

A is the perch of the bicycle; A, the neck,

following isa speciA and A2 the steering-spindle.

fdevice, as B2, uto the front'spring, C,- and byy an under metallicstrip and lug, B', to ak rear spring, G. The front spring, C, issupported upon a pin, D, in the neck Ayand maybe F is a nut. Y G is awire-spring having one or more convolutions, as g', abouta horizontalaxis, and

one end, g, connected with the exible seat B by means of the lug B,orotherwise, and hav ing its otherendg2, bent downward for connection withthe perch or frame.v

H is aclip constructed with a loop, h, for passing under and partlyaround the perch,

and having-lugs or ears h for steadying or as# sistance in holding therear spring, and the t, lugs or ears h'ih2 for receiving and holding therear spring-connectingdevices.

K K are grips or eyebolts having perforated heads k k to receive theends g2 of theI -rear spring` and threaded portions k k2, one

with a right-hand thread and the otherwith a left-hand thread; or thethreads may be both 'I 5o right, but of different pitch.

. L is a connectingnut threaded; in the intev rior to t'th'e vpartsIrl/k2, having a barrel part,

Z, and a series of facets, Z Z,1at one end, anda `series offfacets, Z2Z2, .at the other end, similar n to those iirst named, buty constructedupon the 55 f p j nut, so that each'facet Z is opposite the. angle:

formed by two of the adjacent facets, Z; or, in

other words, the facets of the two seriesl are constructed alternatelyupon the connectingluO. Y v l low when the trip-block hr and spring Oconnected to the springs G, and the, clip H has been placed on theperch'A, so that theloop h 'shallf partially inclo'sexit, and thegrips KK inserted one in either ear h2 h2 ofthe clip hand partiallyy into theconnecting-nut and left 7C l with their eyes open upward, the ends g2 ofthe rear springs are inserted in theeyes and passed downward into andagainst the ears hf, Now, the parts being assembled in this way,

the clip H may be moved forward or back- 75 .ward on the perch A to givethe proper tenj sion to the springs and tov theflexile'seat By for oneadjustment, and the ends g2 maybe raised or lowered in the'gripsK K foranother adjustment of the vertical height of the rear 8O end of theseat, and by preference I make the latter adjustment first, as itl iseasier done that way, though it is obvious that either adjustment may bemade'rst and independently of the other; and when either'or'bothadjust-,85j`

ments aremade the connecting-nut L may be turned by means of a wrenchon' the facets, so

as to draw the grips KVIK- toward 'eachotherA and into thefnut untilthis and the endsof the spring andthe clip itselfiare al1 tightened and9o secured firmly to the perch A. By thisconstructionit will be seenlthat I secure a foreand-aft adjustment of `the rear'support ofthe lexleseat for tensionofthe springs and for tension ofy the seat, and fortaking up of .the g5'V slack of the seat, and `also -ahverticalfadjustment of the height ofthe seat; and also that I secure theseadjustments and' the supportfof the rear spring by a simple, .light-y,and effective clip with few partsl and projections, and' se reo?l vcureamuch-improved appearance and avoid objectionable weight andobstructionsin the" by contact, and also that Isecure-great firmness andsecurity of the attachments, so as to A avoid the liability of comingloose, so often found in spring-clips, much to the inconvenience andoften to the disaster-of the rider.

The connectingnut may be turned by a wrench appliedfrom the rear, andthe object of arranging two series of facets alternately with referenceto each other is to enable the connecting-nut to be conveniently andeffectively turned with the wrench-that is, so that the wrench willreadily take some two opposite facets of one ofthe series withoutdifficulty, where, as in this contrivance, the connecting-nut can beturned through but asmall part of a revolution at one application of thewrench with an ordinary wrench, such as is usually carried.

I have preferred to exhibit my improvements as embodied in and connectedwith a seat of the construction shown in the drawings for a bicycle,though it is obvious that they may be applied to other forms, and othermodiications may be made in the form and arrangement of these devicesand of the parts of my improved clip without departing from thesubstance of my invention, and I do not mean to limit myself exactly tothe things shown and described; nor do I claim the ilexile seat or thefront spring, or its supportpin or trip-block, nor the rear spring orsprings, G G, nor the combinations of these with each other or with theframe of a velocipede, since these show a construetionwhich I understandto be invented by Mr. Curtis H. Veeder, and which havebeen or are to bemade thesubject of an application for a patent by him; nor do I claim,broadly, the combination of such de vices by means of a clip with aperch or frame of a velocipede.

Since making my present improvements I 'have been made aware of BritishLetters Pat ent-No. 12,539, of 1884, to H. J. Hudson, in

which is shown a Harrington saddle-spring with the ends of the wire rodextended andl bent downward, supported upon a horizontal Vreach of avelocipede-frame by means of a scribed in that patent and desire only tocover my improvements on this English device and on the Shire, Veeder,Kirkpatrick, and other saddles of the same class as my own.

I claim as new and of my invention- 1. An improved clip, as H,constructed with a continuous iexible loop, as h, for partiallysurrounding the part it is to be attached to, with holding-lugs, as h hand h2 h2, and grips, as KK', for the parts to be supported thereon, andwith means, substantially as set forth, operating between the lugs todraw the grips and the lugs together to secure the clip and the partssupported by it together in position;

2. An improved connecting-nut, as L, constructed with two series offacets and angles, the facets of one series being opposite the angles ofthe other.

3. The combination, in a veloeipede-saddle mechanism, with a tlexileseat-piece, as B, and a front support, as C, and a perch or reach, as A,and an independent rear spring or springs, as G G',ofdownwardly-projecting rods, as g2 g", and an adjustable clip, as H,having a loop, as h, beneath and partly inclosing the perch, andgrip-lugs, as h2 h2, open holding lugs or trips, as h h', grips, as KK', and aconnectingnut, as Il, constructed to operate essentially as setforth.

HARRY INLPOPE. Witnesses:

WM. B. NELSON, F. E. BELDEN.

